2002–03 Durand Cup final

The 2002–03 Durand Cup Final was the 115th final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giant East Bengal and Army XI on 10 January 2003 at the Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi.[1][2]

2002–03 Durand Cup Final
Event2002–03 Durand Cup
East Bengal Army XI
3 0
Date10 January 2003
VenueAmbedkar Stadium, Delhi
Man of the MatchTushar Rakshit
Attendance10,000 (approx.)

East Bengal won the final 3–0 to claim their 15th Durand Cup title. Mike Okoro, Kalia Kulothungan and Douglas Silva scored three goals in the second half as East Bengal won the title.[3][4]

Route to the final
See also: IFA Shield

East Bengal
Date Round Opposition Score
4 January 2003 Group Stage Air India 4–0
6 January 2003 Group Stage MEG 0–1
8 January 2003 Semi Final Salgaocar 1–0

East Bengal entered the 2002–03 Durand Cup as one of the National Football League teams. They were allocated into Group B alongside MEG FC and Air India. In the opening game East Bengal defeated Air India 4–0. Mike Okoro scored a brace, Sashti Duley scored one and Osberne D'Souza scored an own-goal. In the second game, East Bengal suffered a 0–1 defeat to MEG, Bangalore as Ajith Kumar scored the only goal of the game. East Bengal still topped the group with a better goal difference and progressed into the last four. In the semi-final, East Bengal defeated Salgaocar 1–0 courtesy of a solitary strike by Mike Okoro as East Bengal reached the final.[1][2]

Army XI
Date Round Opposition Score
1 January 2003 Group Stage Indian Telephone Industries 2–2
3 January 2003 Group Stage Vasco 1–0
7 January 2003 Semi Final Mohammedan Sporting 1–1 (5–3 pen)

Army XI entered the 2002–03 Durand Cup as one of the regimental teams and were allocated into Group C alongside Vasco and Indian Telephone Industries. In the opening game, Army XI drew 2–2 with Indian Telephone Industries. Raghu Kumar and Johny Gangmei scored for Army XI while Ibrahim Karim and Ignatious (own-goal) scored for ITI. In the second game, Army XI defeated Vasco 1–0 as Bikash Gurung scored the only goal and Army reached the last four In the semi-final, Army XI defeated Mohammedan Sporting 5–3 in the penalty shootout after the game ended 1–1 after added extra time to reach the final for the first time. Saroj Gurung equalised for Army in the injury time for Army XI after Dipendu Biswas had scored for Mohammedan Sporting.[1][2]

Match

Details
East Bengal3–0Army XI
Mike Okoro 67'
Kalia Kulothungan 72'
Douglas Silva 77'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000 (est.)
Referee: Binod Kumar Singh (Bihar)
East Bengal
Army XI
GKIndia VP Satish Kumar
RBIndia Surya Bikash Chakraborty
CBIndia Arun Malhotra
CBIndia Subashish Roy Chowdhury
LBIndia Y. Raju Singh
RMIndia Shylo Malsawmtluanga
CMIndia Chandan Das (c)downward-facing red arrow 65'
CMBrazil Douglas Silva
LMIndia Sasthi Duley
STIndia Trijit Dasdownward-facing red arrow 36'
STNigeria Mike Okoro
Substitutes:
STIndia Kaustav Ghoshupward-facing green arrow 36'downward-facing red arrow 70'
CMIndia Tushar Rakshitupward-facing green arrow 65'
STIndia Kalia Kulothunganupward-facing green arrow 70'
Coach:
India Subhash Bhowmick
GKIndia Abungobi Singh
RBIndia S. Ramesh
CBIndia S. Ignatius
CBIndia L. Angan Sangai
LBIndia Johnny Gangmei
LMIndia Saroj Gurung
CMIndia Irudayaraj
CMIndia Bikash Gurung (c)
RMIndia Preetam Bahadur
STIndia Raghu Kumar
STIndia Pradip Debnath
Manager:
India Tushar Kanti Majumdar

Hero of the Match:
Tushar Rakshit (East Bengal)

Match rules

See also

References
  1. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "115th "Pepsi" Durand Cup 2002/03". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "115th "Pepsi" Durand Cup 2002/03". indianfootball.de. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. Kapadia, Novy (11 January 2003). "East Bengal destroy Army in nine-minute blitz - durand cup l Tushar Rakshit turns saviour as Calcutta giants romp to15th title". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  4. "East Bengal win Durand Cup for 15th time". Rediff. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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